Below is link to a spreadsheet that will calculate your base hourly rate. Please let me know if you have any trouble with it or trouble downloading it and I'll get things handled.

It's important to remember that this is your base rate – the number you can't go below. If you do, the Profit Police will be knockin' at your door. They know where you live. Feel free to go up, though, depending on your experience, marketing environment and the value you bring to the table. You're worth a whole lot more than you may think.

After you've nailed your rate, how about finding some deep pocket clients to try it out on? Click here to visit my blog — Inside the Marketing Mind. The blog is chock full of ideas and insights to jump start your marketing and reel in those big fish.

The calculator is $2.50 US, which goes to help offset my bandwidth fees.